NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP MEETING INVITATION
Please plan to join us at the next meeting of your local Acoustic Neuroma Support Group.
We welcome you to learn about the latest treatment options, to network with other acoustic neuroma
patients and find encouragement and support.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, December 12, 2015
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION:
NYU Langone Medical Center
Skirball Institute Conference Room (3rd floor)
550 First Avenue @ 32nd Street
New York, NY 10016
TOPICS:
Panel Discussion: Role of Physiatry and Rehabilitation with Acoustic Neuroma
Presented by Heidi Fusco, MD, Clinical Instructor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Alexandra Nielsen, MD, Brain Injury Medicine Fellow
Margaret A. Waskiewicz, MS, OTR/L
Unit Supervisor, Adult Outpatient Occupational Therapy
Iwona Kedzierska, PA, MS, MA, NCS
Senior Physical Therapist, Vestibular Physical Therapy
Rusk Rehabilitation, NYUMC
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO RSVP,
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS/FACILITATORS:
Lauren Goldberg, Local Support Group Leader/Facilitator
Miranda Warren Sacharin, Local Support Group Leader/Facilitator
Lauren Goldberg, a post-treatment acoustic neuroma patient, and Miranda Warren Sacharin,
family member/caregiver to a post-treatment acoustic neuroma patient, will facilitate the meeting.
Who should attend? Family members, caregivers, friends and interested persons are encouraged to attend.
Benefits of attending a local support group include communicating in a nurturing, non-judgmental environment
with others who have shared a common acoustic neuroma experience; sharing information on dealing with specific problems,
overcoming handicaps and reassuring others that better times lie ahead; educating and informing each other about the latest acoustic
neuroma topics of interest; and providing emotional support to all patients, both pre- and post-treatment. This helps in reducing the
isolation and loneliness that many acoustic neuroma patients feel.
